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The crack passenger train, Empire Builder, bound from Seattle to Chicago, wasstruck by a tornado

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Description

The crack passenger train, Empire Builder, bound from Seattle to Chicago, wasstruck by a tornado. The train was traveling nearly 60 miles an hour whenstruck. Only the 136-ton locomotive remained on the track.

Display Date

1931 May 27

Location

Minnesota, East of Moorhead

Collection

Weather Service

Meteorological Monsters

Tornadoes

Keywords

Monsters

Tornadoes